HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER
TARANAKI DEVELOPMENTS
(By Tclesraph.—Press Association.)
XEW PLYMOUTH, Monday
The completion of the • Taranaki Power Board's woAs at Tariki whs ■brought appreciably nearer to-day, when the Motokawa tunnel, one and three-quarter miles long, was pierced. The tunnel will eventually convey water from the Manganui River to turbines developing 4000 h.p. The engineer stated to-night that there was a possibility of the scheme being in operation before Christmas.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 200, 24 August 1926, Page 15
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